NURSING 202 - COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE (FINAL EXAM)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The History of Nursing Education. ANSWER - 100 years ago, most American
nurses received on-the-job training (little-to-no clinical supervision).
- Around 1950, introduction of BSN program
- Nursing shortage led to introduction of ADN program as a short-term solution.
- Around 1980, introduction of PhD program, followed by formation of National
Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Changing Image of Nursing. ANSWER - Over time, nurses have had many
images. Ranging from the angel of mercy to the sexual stereotype sometimes
portrayed in works of fiction.
- In 2001, the Center for Nursing Advocacy was founded to address the nursing
shortage. After deciding to focus on improving the portrayal of nurses in the
media, the Center began a series of annual Golden Lamp awards for the best and
worst depictions of nurses.
Redefining our Image. ANSWER - Professor L.D. Andrews of Rogers State
University says that to create a new image for nursing, nurses must:
value nursing and project that image daily
take themselves seriously and dress the part
,recognize the value of what they do
believe in themselves and their colleagues.
Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN. ANSWER - Demonstrated her ability
to effect change on a national level through her role as vice chair of Initiative on
the Future of Nursing
Past president of the American Academy of Nursing and the National Black
Nurses Association
The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2010). ANSWER -
The 2010 report The Future of Nursing called, by 2020, for Increasing the
number of BSN-prepared nurses to 80% Doubling the number of nurses with
doctoral degrees.
Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.
Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an
improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other healthcare
professionals, in redesigning healthcare in the United States.
Effective workforce planning and policymaking require better data collection
and information infrastructure
The Future of Nursing 2020- 2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity.
ANSWER - Committee vision: create a culture of health, reduce health
disparities, and improve the health and well-being.
Examine:
Lessons from Future of Nursing Campaign for Action Current state of science
and technology to meet the anticipated health and social demands until 2030.
Future challenges in the profession as a result of the pandemic.
,Emotional Intelligence. ANSWER - The ability to perceive, understand, manage,
and use emotions.
Empathy. ANSWER - The ability to understand and share the feelings of
another.
art; science. ANSWER - Nursing is an ___ and a _______.
Nursing Today. ANSWER - •As a professional nurse you will learn to deliver
care artfully with compassion, caring, and respect for each patient's dignity and
personhood.
•As a science, nursing practice is based on a body of knowledge that is
continually changing with new discoveries and innovations.
•When you integrate the art and science of nursing into your practice, the
quality of care you provide to your patients is at a level of excellence that
benefits patients and their families.
patient. ANSWER - The _______ is the center of your practice.
What is nursing?. ANSWER - Nursing is the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation
of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Nursing as a Profession. ANSWER - •The patient is the center of your practice.
Your patient includes individuals, families, and/or communities. Patients have a
wide variety of health care needs, knowledge, experiences, vulnerabilities, and
expectations, but this is what makes nursing both challenging and rewarding.
Making a difference in your patients' lives is fulfilling. Nursing offers personal
and professional rewards every day. For example, helping a young mother learn
, parenting skills, assisting family caregivers with end-of-life care, offering
shoulders to cry to the grieving family.
•Nursing is not simple a collection of specific skills, and you are not simply a
person trained to perform specific tasks. Nursing is a profession. No one factor
absolutely differentiates a job from a profession, but the difference is important
in terms of how you practice. To act professionally, you will use your critical
thinking skills to administer quality patient-centered care in a safe, prudent,
and knowledgeable manner. You are responsible and accountable to yourself,
your patients, and your peers.
•A variety of career opportunities are available in nursing, including clinical
practice, education, research, management, administration, and even
entrepreneurship. As a student it is important for you to understand the scope of
professional nursing practice and how nursing influences the lives of your
patients, their families, and their communities.
•Use critical thinking skills
•Administer quality patient-centered care
•Be responsible and accountable. ANSWER - To act professionally you must:
you acquire and interpret scientific knowledge, integrate knowledge from clinical
experiences, and become a lifelong learner.. ANSWER - Critical thinking
applied with clinical judgement helps:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Future of Nursing: Campaign for
Action. ANSWER - •This program is a multifaceted campaign to transform
health care through nursing, and it is a response to the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) publication on The Future of Nursing (IOM, 2010).
•Together these initiatives prepare a professional workforce to meet health
promotion, illness prevention, and complex care needs of the population in a
changing health care system.
GUIDE (FINAL EXAM)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The History of Nursing Education. ANSWER - 100 years ago, most American
nurses received on-the-job training (little-to-no clinical supervision).
- Around 1950, introduction of BSN program
- Nursing shortage led to introduction of ADN program as a short-term solution.
- Around 1980, introduction of PhD program, followed by formation of National
Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Changing Image of Nursing. ANSWER - Over time, nurses have had many
images. Ranging from the angel of mercy to the sexual stereotype sometimes
portrayed in works of fiction.
- In 2001, the Center for Nursing Advocacy was founded to address the nursing
shortage. After deciding to focus on improving the portrayal of nurses in the
media, the Center began a series of annual Golden Lamp awards for the best and
worst depictions of nurses.
Redefining our Image. ANSWER - Professor L.D. Andrews of Rogers State
University says that to create a new image for nursing, nurses must:
value nursing and project that image daily
take themselves seriously and dress the part
,recognize the value of what they do
believe in themselves and their colleagues.
Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN. ANSWER - Demonstrated her ability
to effect change on a national level through her role as vice chair of Initiative on
the Future of Nursing
Past president of the American Academy of Nursing and the National Black
Nurses Association
The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2010). ANSWER -
The 2010 report The Future of Nursing called, by 2020, for Increasing the
number of BSN-prepared nurses to 80% Doubling the number of nurses with
doctoral degrees.
Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.
Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an
improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other healthcare
professionals, in redesigning healthcare in the United States.
Effective workforce planning and policymaking require better data collection
and information infrastructure
The Future of Nursing 2020- 2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity.
ANSWER - Committee vision: create a culture of health, reduce health
disparities, and improve the health and well-being.
Examine:
Lessons from Future of Nursing Campaign for Action Current state of science
and technology to meet the anticipated health and social demands until 2030.
Future challenges in the profession as a result of the pandemic.
,Emotional Intelligence. ANSWER - The ability to perceive, understand, manage,
and use emotions.
Empathy. ANSWER - The ability to understand and share the feelings of
another.
art; science. ANSWER - Nursing is an ___ and a _______.
Nursing Today. ANSWER - •As a professional nurse you will learn to deliver
care artfully with compassion, caring, and respect for each patient's dignity and
personhood.
•As a science, nursing practice is based on a body of knowledge that is
continually changing with new discoveries and innovations.
•When you integrate the art and science of nursing into your practice, the
quality of care you provide to your patients is at a level of excellence that
benefits patients and their families.
patient. ANSWER - The _______ is the center of your practice.
What is nursing?. ANSWER - Nursing is the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation
of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Nursing as a Profession. ANSWER - •The patient is the center of your practice.
Your patient includes individuals, families, and/or communities. Patients have a
wide variety of health care needs, knowledge, experiences, vulnerabilities, and
expectations, but this is what makes nursing both challenging and rewarding.
Making a difference in your patients' lives is fulfilling. Nursing offers personal
and professional rewards every day. For example, helping a young mother learn
, parenting skills, assisting family caregivers with end-of-life care, offering
shoulders to cry to the grieving family.
•Nursing is not simple a collection of specific skills, and you are not simply a
person trained to perform specific tasks. Nursing is a profession. No one factor
absolutely differentiates a job from a profession, but the difference is important
in terms of how you practice. To act professionally, you will use your critical
thinking skills to administer quality patient-centered care in a safe, prudent,
and knowledgeable manner. You are responsible and accountable to yourself,
your patients, and your peers.
•A variety of career opportunities are available in nursing, including clinical
practice, education, research, management, administration, and even
entrepreneurship. As a student it is important for you to understand the scope of
professional nursing practice and how nursing influences the lives of your
patients, their families, and their communities.
•Use critical thinking skills
•Administer quality patient-centered care
•Be responsible and accountable. ANSWER - To act professionally you must:
you acquire and interpret scientific knowledge, integrate knowledge from clinical
experiences, and become a lifelong learner.. ANSWER - Critical thinking
applied with clinical judgement helps:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Future of Nursing: Campaign for
Action. ANSWER - •This program is a multifaceted campaign to transform
health care through nursing, and it is a response to the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) publication on The Future of Nursing (IOM, 2010).
•Together these initiatives prepare a professional workforce to meet health
promotion, illness prevention, and complex care needs of the population in a
changing health care system.
